Hebrews 11 Pros Hebraioin 11
1Atō de pistias elpizorōnteiu hupostasias, pragmeiu elenchos ouk bleporōnteiu;Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. 2en houta gar marturila tois presbuterois.This is why the ancients were commended. 3pistia noanō katartizorē toin aiōnoin rēme theou, eis tem mē ek fanorōnteiu ⸂tem bleporōntem⸃ genarē.By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4Pistia polloteran thusian Habel para Kain prosferata to theo, dia hau marturita arō dikaios, marturarōntou epi tei dōrei autou ⸂tou theou,⸃ kai dia autau apothnēskarantos ēti ⸀lalatō.By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. 5Pistia Henōch metatithita teu mē horara thanaton, kai ouk heuriskote dioti metatithata auton tos theos; pro gar tau ⸀metathesiau marturotē euarestarē to theo,By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6chōris de pistiau adunatem euarestara, pisteuara gar datō ton proserchorōnton to theo hoti atō kai toi ekzētarōntoi auton misthapodotos genotō.And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. 7pistia chrēmatizirantos Nōe peri teiu mēdepō bleporōnteiu eulabirantos kataskeuazata kibōtan eis sōtērēan tou oikou autou, dia hau katakrinata ton kosmon, kai tau kata pistian dikaiosunau geneta klēronomos.By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8⸀Pistia kalorōntos Abraam hupakouata exerchara eis ⸀topon hon mellate labarō eis klēronomian, kai exerchata mē epistorōntos pou erchotō.By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. 9pistia paroikata eis gēan tau epangeliau hōs allotrian, en skēnai katoikarantos meta Isaak kai Iakōb toiu sunklēronomoiu tau epangeliau tau autau;By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10ekdechote gar tan toin themelioin echarōntan polan, hau technitos kai dēmiourgos tos theos.For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11pistia kai ⸂auta Sarra⸃ dunamian eis katabolan spermeu labata kai para kairon ⸀hēlikiau, epei piston hēgeta ton epangeleranton;By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. 12dio kai apo henou gennila, kai houteim nekrorēntou, kathōs teim astreim tou ouranou te plēthe kai hōs tas ammoas tas para tem cheilem tau thalassau tas anarithmētas.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13Kata pistian apothnēskala houtois pantois, mē ⸀labarantois tain epangeliain, alla porrōthen autain horarantois kai aspazerantois, kai homologarantois hoti xenois kai parepidēmois alō epi tau gēau.All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14tois gar toiouteim legarōntois emfanizalō hoti patridan epizētalō.Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. 15kai ei men ekeinau ⸀mnēmoneualō apo hau ⸀ekbainala, echale an kairon anakamptara;If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16nun de kreittonau oregolō, houtem atō epouranau. dio ouk epaischunotō autoin tos theos theos epikalorō autoiu, hetoimazata gar autoi polan.Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
17Pistia prosferatē Abraam ton Isaak peirazorōntos, kai ton monogenon prosferate tos tain epangeliain anadecherantos,By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, 18pros hon lalita hoti En Isaak kaliti si spermem,even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” 19logizerantos hoti kai ek nekroiu egerarō dunatos tos theos; hothen auton kai en parabola komizeta.Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. 20Pistia ⸀kai peri mellarōnteiu eulogata Isaak ton Iakōb kai ton Ēsau.By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future. 21pistia Iakōb apothnēskarōntos hekaston toiu huioiu Iōsēf eulogata, kai proskunata epi tem akrem tau rabdau autou.By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. 22pistia Iōsēf teleutarōntos peri tau exodau toiu huioiu Israēl mnēmoneuata, kai peri teiu osteiu autou enteleta.By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
23Pistia Mōusos gennirantos kruptita trimēnem hupo toiu patroiu autou, dioti horala asteiem tem paidiem kai ouk fobila tem diatagmem tou basilevou.By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict. 24pistia Mōusos megos generantos arneta legorō huios thugatrau Faraō,By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25mallon hairerantos sunkakouchorō to lao tou theou ē proskairan echarō hamartau apolausian,He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. 26megoteron plouton hēgerantos toiu Aiguptau thēsauroiu ton oneidismon tou Christou, apoblepate gar eis tan misthapodosian.He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. 27pistia kataleipata Aiguptan, mē fobirantos ton thumon tou basilevou, ton gar aoraton hōs horarōntos karterata.By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. 28pistia poiatē tem pascha kai tan proschusian teu haimeu, hina mē tos olothreuarōntos teim prōtotokeim thinganateia autoiu.By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
29Pistia diabainala tan Eruthran Thalassan hōs dia xērau ⸀gēau, hau peiran labarantois tois Aiguptiois katapinila.By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. 30pistia teim teicheim Ierichō ⸀piptala kukliranteim epi hepta hēmerain.By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. 31pistia Raab tas pornas ouk sunapoleta toi apeitharantoi, decherantas toin kataskopoin meta eirēnau.By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
32Kai tinem ēti legameiō? epileipati ⸂min gar⸃ diēgorōnton tos chronos peri Gedeōn, Barak, ⸀Sampsōn, Iefthae, David tē kai Samouēl kai toiu profētoiu,And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, 33hois dia pistiau katagōnizela basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala stomeim leontoiu,who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34sbennuala dunamian pureu, fugala stomeim ⸀machairau, ⸀dunamila apo astheniau, genila ischurois en polemo, parembolain klinala allotrioiu;quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. 35labala gunaikais ek anastasiau toin nekroin autaiu; allosois de tumpanizila, ouk prosdecherantois tan apolutrōsian, hina kreittonau anastasiau tuchaleia;Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36heterois de empaigmoiu kai mastigaiu peiran labala, ēti de desmoiu kai fulakau;Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37lithazila, ⸀prizila, en fono ⸀machairau apothnēskala, perierchala en mēlōtai, en aigeiei dermei, husterorōntois, thliborōntois, kakouchorōntois,They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. 38hoiu ouk ate axios tos kosmos ⸀epi erēmiai planorōntois kai orei kai spēlaiei kai tai opai tau gēau;The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. 39⸀kai pantois marturirantois dia tau pistiau ouk komizela tan epangelian,These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. 40tou theou peri nu kreittonem tinem probleperantou, hina mē chōris nu teleiileia.God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
Textual notes22
3 ⸂tem bleporōntem⸃ Byz teim bleporōnteim. 4 ⸂tou theou⸃ mod. edd. to theo. ⸀lalatō Byz λαλεῖται. 5 ⸀metathesiau Byz +αὐτοῦ. 8 ⸀Pistia mod. edd. +tos. ⸀topon Byz ton topon. 11 ⸂auta Sarra⸃ some edd. autas sarras; some edd. autas sarras steiras. ⸀hēlikiau Byz +tiktata. 13 ⸀labarantois mod. edd. κομισάμενοι. 15 ⸀mnēmoneualō other edd. ἐμνημόνευον. ⸀ekbainala Byz ἐξῆλθον. 20 ⸀kai Byz omits. 29 ⸀gēau Byz omits. 30 ⸀piptala Byz piptata. 32 ⸂min gar⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀Sampsōn Byz tē kai sampsōn kai. 34 ⸀machairau Byz μαχαίρας. ⸀dunamila Byz ἐνεδυναμώθησαν. 37 ⸀prizila some edd. ἐπειράσθησαν ἐπρίσθησαν; Byz ἐπρίσθησαν ἐπειράσθησαν. ⸀machairau Byz μαχαίρας. 38 ⸀epi Byz en. 39 ⸀kai all edd. +houtois.